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The ‘next pandemic’: Why the WHO Director-general has cautioned against the threat of emerging pathogens

May 29, 2023

Weeks after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that Covid-19 was no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the WHO Director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the 76th world health assembly said that the threat from Covid-19 or from other pandemics was not over. He said, “The end of Covid-19 as a global […]

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U.S. should expand rules for risky virus research to more pathogens, panel says | Science

January 20, 2023

U.S. health officials should expand oversight of federally funded research that tweaks deadly viruses to include some less risky types of pathogens, an expert panel has concluded. Its draft report, released today, also recommends funding agencies share more information about decisions to approve such work. The recommendations are welcome news for scientists, lawmakers, and others […]

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Perilous Pathogens: How Climate Change Is Increasing the Threat of Diseases

November 5, 2022

The world is already witnessing the consequences of human-caused climate change, including hotter temperatures, rising sea levels, and more frequent and severe storms. What’s harder to see are climate change’s effects on the spread of disease: on the mosquito that carries a virus, or the pathogenic bacteria on a piece of fruit. More From Our […]

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